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* BestLevelEver: If the fact that it has it's own little section on the main page isn't a clue, the Ancient Cave is probably one of the most memorable dungeons in 16-bit role playing games.



* TearJerker: The deaths of Maxim and Selan. Even though a savvy gamer knows they're screwed, it hurts because you've gotten to know them over the course of the game. The entire ending which follows is just as sad, with Tia crying for the first time since she was a child as she senses Maxim's death, and Selan's aunt telling their son Jeros that they'll be home soon after saving the world, unaware that he's now an orphan.

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* TearJerker: The [[spoiler:The deaths of Maxim and Selan. Even though a savvy gamer knows they're screwed, it hurts because you've gotten to know them over the course of the game. The entire ending which follows is just as sad, with Tia crying for the first time since she was a child as she senses Maxim's death, and Selan's aunt telling their son Jeros that they'll be home soon after saving the world, unaware that he's now an orphan.]]
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** The BonusBoss Egg Dragon has its HP set at the {{Cap}}, but the programmers didn't set a maximum HP value. As a result, using any sort of healing on it will overflow its HP, leaving it weak enough to finish with a single hit.

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** The BonusBoss Egg Dragon has its HP set at the {{Cap}}, but the programmers didn't set a maximum HP value. As a result, using any sort of healing on it will overflow its HP, leaving it weak enough to finish with a single hit.
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* EvenBetterSequel: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referring to is this game. Hardly anyone remembers the others.

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* EvenBetterSequel: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referring to is this game.game due being more deeper and polished thanks to its larger number of features, longer length, and better battle system compared to the original. Hardly anyone remembers the others.



* StrangledByTheRedString: Maxim and Selan falling in love for no reason. Maxim already had a lovestruck companion (Tia) who is willing to risk her life for him. All Selan has to do is to embrace Maxim and tell him she was worried about him not making it alive out of the previous dungeon, and Tia more or less throws her hands in the air and gives up on marrying Maxim; the very next image is his wedding to Selan.

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* StrangledByTheRedString: Maxim and Selan falling in love for no reason.reason other than him being an AmazonChaser. Maxim already had a lovestruck companion (Tia) who is willing to risk her life for him. All Selan has to do is to embrace Maxim and tell him she was worried about him not making it alive out of the previous dungeon, and Tia more or less throws her hands in the air and gives up on marrying Maxim; the very next image is his wedding to Selan.
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* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound:
** The sound effect when stunning an on-screen monster with the Hook or Hammer is different than when stunning them with Arrows, but is remarkably satisfying to listen to every time.
** The sound made when stepping on a Healing tile for either HP or MP in a dungeon, especially when finding a hidden HP tile in the Ancient Cave.

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* [[EvenBetterSequel Even Better Prequel]]: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referring to is this game. Hardly anyone remembers the others.

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* [[EvenBetterSequel Even Better Prequel]]: EvenBetterSequel: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referring to is this game. Hardly anyone remembers the others.



* [[SequelDisplacement Prequel Displacement]]: ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is unquestionably the high point of the ''Lufia'' series. It not only far-surpassed its predecessor, but none of the later sequels could live up to it, either.

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* [[SequelDisplacement Prequel Displacement]]: SequelDisplacement: ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is unquestionably the high point of the ''Lufia'' series. It not only far-surpassed its predecessor, but none of the later sequels could live up to it, either.



* [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel Surprisingly Improved Prequel]]: ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom'' was a solid if unspectacular JRPG. ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is fondly remembered as one of the best non-[[Creator/SquareEnix SquareSoft]] [=JRPGs=] of the 16-bit era, and a big step-up in both depth and polish.

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* [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel Surprisingly Improved Prequel]]: SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom'' was a solid if unspectacular JRPG. ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is fondly remembered as one of the best non-[[Creator/SquareEnix SquareSoft]] [=JRPGs=] of the 16-bit era, and a big step-up in both depth and polish.



* ThatOneBoss: The Tarantulas, though weak to fire, can be a real pain due to the fact that it can inflict poison and paralysis. It can also summon spiders to assist in battle.

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* ThatOneBoss: The Tarantulas, Tarantula in the Ruby Cave, though weak to fire, can be a real pain due to the fact that it can inflict poison and paralysis. It can also summon spiders to assist in battle.battle.
* ThatOneLevel: The Dankirk North Cave due to its length and being full of Ninjas and Shadows in the second half, both of which are capable of instant death on party members and the Ninjas are incredibly fast both on the map and in battle. Those who are uninitiated with the game will also usually go through it ''twice'' come time to learn about the passage to Gratze. The enemies may be easier the second time around, but all of the puzzles have to be re-solved.
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* EvenBetterSequel: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referring to is this game. Hardly anyone remembers the others.

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* EvenBetterSequel: [[EvenBetterSequel Even Better Prequel]]: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referring to is this game. Hardly anyone remembers the others.



* SequelDisplacement: ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is unquestionably the high point of the ''Lufia'' series. It not only far-surpassed its predecessor, but none of the later sequels could live up to it, either.

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* SequelDisplacement: [[SequelDisplacement Prequel Displacement]]: ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is unquestionably the high point of the ''Lufia'' series. It not only far-surpassed its predecessor, but none of the later sequels could live up to it, either.



* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom'' was a solid if unspectacular JRPG. ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is fondly remembered as one of the best non-[[Creator/SquareEnix SquareSoft]] [=JRPGs=] of the 16-bit era, and a big step-up in both depth and polish.

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* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel Surprisingly Improved Prequel]]: ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom'' was a solid if unspectacular JRPG. ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is fondly remembered as one of the best non-[[Creator/SquareEnix SquareSoft]] [=JRPGs=] of the 16-bit era, and a big step-up in both depth and polish.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmw5Uk8SSE "Watchtowers of the Seal"]] is a high-tempo version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulrKuQaSOrs "Eternal Wind"]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmw5Uk8SSE "Watchtowers of the Seal"]] is a high-tempo version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulrKuQaSOrs com/watch?v=3r_u7l5hK40 "Eternal Wind"]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90BmchjQR6s Iris' theme]] is a soundalike of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMg1upld0w the main theme]] from ''Film/TheTerminator''.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90BmchjQR6s com/watch?v=jiIkw-DEGvU Iris' theme]] is a soundalike of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMg1upld0w the main theme]] from ''Film/TheTerminator''.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmw5Uk8SSE "Watchtowers of the Seal"]] is a high-tempo version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VRWlmXuv8E "Eternal Wind"]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmw5Uk8SSE "Watchtowers of the Seal"]] is a high-tempo version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VRWlmXuv8E com/watch?v=ulrKuQaSOrs "Eternal Wind"]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''.
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* {{Woolseyism}}: Right before the final boss fight, Daos bellows, "You little hoochees! [sic]" In case you didn't know, a "hoochie" is a slang term for a woman who is promiscuous. It makes absolutely no sense in this context and provides the biggest unintentional laugh in the game.

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* {{Woolseyism}}: An example of this gone wrong. Right before the final boss fight, Daos bellows, "You little hoochees! [sic]" In case you didn't know, a "hoochie" is a slang term for a woman who is promiscuous. It makes absolutely no sense in this context and provides the [[{{Narm}} biggest unintentional laugh laugh]] in the game.
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* PortingDisaster: A low-key example. The Cave and Submarine Shrine have scrambled graphics in the American Version.
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** The other Bonus Boss, the Master Jelly, is a TimeLimitBoss. He be more-easily "defeated" by killing your own party.

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** The other Bonus Boss, the Master Jelly, is a TimeLimitBoss. He can be more-easily "defeated" by killing your own party.
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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnYGYa6l3M Sinistral battle theme]] lifts its climax from T-Square's [[https://youtu.be/cIbZVvdwACs?t=170 "Rodan"]].

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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnYGYa6l3M [[https://youtu.be/RBnYGYa6l3M?t=72 Sinistral battle theme]] lifts its climax from T-Square's [[https://youtu.be/cIbZVvdwACs?t=170 "Rodan"]].
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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnYGYa6l3M Sinistral battle theme]] lifts its climax from T-Square's [[https://youtu.be/cIbZVvdwACs?t=170 "Rodan"]].
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Due to the PAL regions barely getting ''any'' of the classic SNES turn-based [=JRPGs=] like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' or ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI VI]], VideoGame/BreathOfFireI, VideoGame/ChronoTrigger, VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG,'' or even the original ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom, Lufia II'' (released simply as ''[[MarketBasedTitle "Lufia"]]'') was considered by a lot of PAL gamers at the time to be ''the'' best traditional JRPG on the console.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnBK71cpGNY Iris' theme]] is a soundalike of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMg1upld0w the main theme]] from ''Film/TheTerminator''.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnBK71cpGNY com/watch?v=90BmchjQR6s Iris' theme]] is a soundalike of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMg1upld0w the main theme]] from ''Film/TheTerminator''.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wWHZE14hP8 Battle #2.]] (Though, really, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt3XpBqhEyA Battle #1]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnYGYa6l3M Battle #3]] are pretty great, too)

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wWHZE14hP8 Battle #2.]] (Though, really, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt3XpBqhEyA Battle #1]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnYGYa6l3M Battle #3]] are pretty great, too)too).
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCPn1kAEX0&list=PL6BB4862ADAA12E48 "Tower".]] What more needs to be said? You'll be stuck listening to this one a lot, but somehow it never gets old.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: In spite of his thick-headedness, Dekar is pretty much unbridled awesome: from proclaiming himself the strongest man in the world in his introduction to [[YouShallNotPass his seeming death scene]] where he faces down Indura's ghost and vows to [[SeeYouInHell follow him to the ends of the earth]].

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: In spite of his thick-headedness, Dekar is pretty much unbridled awesome: from proclaiming himself the strongest man in the world in his introduction to [[YouShallNotPass his seeming death scene]] where he faces down Indura's Idura's ghost and vows to [[SeeYouInHell follow him to the ends of the earth]].
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* EvenBetterSequel: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referred to this game. Hardly anyone remembers the others.

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* EvenBetterSequel: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referred referring to is this game. Hardly anyone remembers the others.

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